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Three key quarterbacks are dealing with injuries (well, two and Marcus Mariota), which makes our Week 2 fantasy QB rankings a little more difficult than usual for this time of year. Throw in some tough matchups for a few big names (Tom Brady at Jacksonville, Aaron Rodgers at Minnesota) and trying to balance what's real and what's a mirage from the season's opening games, and you have some tough decisions to make.

We always try not to go overboard after Week 1. Some guys looked bad and will bounce back; others looked great and will crash back to earth. It's how the NFL works. There are also so many good quarterbacks that as much as we were impressed by, say, Patrick Mahomes II's season debut, it's still not enough to get him in the top 12. Mistake? Maybe, but if those two one-yard fly-sweep passes were handoffs instead (which they just as easily could've been), you'd be far less awed by his final numbers.

Ultimately, we're all still trying to figure out who's good, who's bad, and who's healthy. We'll know a lot more after Week 2. Until then, we'll do the best we can to balance proven talent and potential reward.